6 Great Arthur Street, Smethwick, B66 1DH

6 Great Arthur Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Smethwick (B66 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 47 m² this is the 19th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A across 38 units on file.

Held since March 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 sits 240% above the 2002 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 26% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).